baptist minister and motherpian. it wasn't always a happy and stable home, so music played a big role in aretha franklin's house. she was a child prodigy and performing in church and playing piano by the age of 10. >> they put a small box in front of the pulpit so i could be seen over the pulpit and that's where i would stand and sing. ♪ >> by 14 she recorded her first album, teenage motherhood detailed her musical career for a spell but by her early 20s hit the top ten with her song "i never loved a man." ♪ the way that i love you ♪ >> one year later won her first two grammys for "respect." as they say -- i star was born.